article Photo-Reconnaissance CamouflageIn the period 1942-1945, the USAAF was approached by a Boston paint manufacturer known as Samuel Cabot with a proposal for a new white Haze paint that allegedly rendered aircraft close to invisible …
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article Aegean Ghost CamouflageInspired by the camouflage of the USN F-16N Aggressors, Ghost Gray or “Aegean Ghost” developed in the late 1980s, is the variant worn by all Greek F-16 Vipers, F-4E AUP Phantom IIsand …
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article Tactical Paint Schemes Camouflage 1976In 1976, Tactical Paint Schemes were adopted, an ambitious new camouflage technique proposed by Keith Ferris, a noted aviation artist. This so-called Ferris Scheme featured high-contrast fragment patterns as well …
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article US Navy Vietnam War Camouflage 1971-1980The introduction of MIL-C-18263F(AS) on 29 June 1971 made some modest changes to the prevailing scheme, namely that the entire surface of the aircraft was given a gloss sheen. As …
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article US Navy Vietnam War Camouflage 1955-1971From the mid-1950s, the US Navy adopted a much lighter two-tone gray camo for its carrier aircraft that would be one of the longest lasting schemes ever used by …
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article USAAF painted with RAF camouflage patternsUpon the entry of the US into World War II, many USAAF aircraft were painted in approximations of RAF camouflage schemes. These included equivalents to the Temperate Land Scheme …
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article Stressed Skin TechniqueReproducing the stressed skin effect in scale aircraft modelsTo make aircraft lighter, manufacturers use the lightest possible materials, tailored to specific applications. The skin of an aircraft is often very thin to …
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article IAF Israeli Air Force CamouflageAfter the Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force introduced a new camouflage scheme consisting of an upper surface pattern of FS 30219 Dark Tan, FS 33531 Sand and FS 34227 …
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article Skunk Works ,Stealth Camouflage 1965-PresentLockheed’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), better known as Skunk Works, is the company’s secretive R&D unit in charge of developing highly classified advanced aircraft designs. It has been a pioneer …
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article RAF / FAA Fleet Air Arm Camouflage 1941-1945The FAA struggled to produce carrier-based aircraft of equivalent quality to that of the other two main carrier powers, the US and Japan. Consequently, it relied extensively …